Govt to prosecute 629 child labour offenders

Frank Ikpefan, Abuja

THE Federal Government on Monday announced its plan to prosecute 629 child labour offenders.

$back link building services=0></a></div><p>It said the offences were committed between 2018 and 2019.</p><p>Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige stated this at a workshop for Media Practitioners on Child Labour Reporting and Presentation of the National Advocacy Strategy on the Elimination of Child Labour in Abuja.</p><p>Represented by the Director of Inspectorate Department in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Dauda Ajuwon, the minister explained that through its state labour offices, the ministry reported 5,401 and 3,937 child labour infractions in 2018 and 2019.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=$ 2.5m Nigerian children malnourished, says Fed Govt

The minister recalled that the Accelerating Action For the Elimination of Child Labour in supply chains in Africa, tagged: “ACCEL Africa Project,” was launched in Nigeria on May 2, 2019, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) through the support of the Government of Netherlands.

According to Ngige, the ACCEL Africa Project, in partnership with Child Labour Unit of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, organised series of stakeholders’ meetings and developed a plan of actions aimed at taking immediate and accelerated steps in eliminating child labour in supply chains with focus on cocoa farming and artisanal gold mining in Ondo and Niger states.